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Profund Advisors LLC Purchases New Position in Arch Capital Group Ltd. amidst Mixed Analyst Ratings and Favorable Future Outlook

Elaine Mendonça by Elaine Mendonça
April 27, 2023
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On April 26, 2023, it was reported that Profund Advisors LLC had purchased a new position in shares of Arch Capital Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:ACGL) during the fourth quarter. The fund purchased 3,976 shares of the insurance provider’s stock for approximately $250,000.

Arch Capital Group Ltd. provides property and casualty insurance and reinsurance lines through its diverse segments including Insurance, Reinsurance, Mortgage, Corporate, and Other. Within its Insurance segment, the company offers various specialty product lines such as construction and national accounts, excess and surplus casualty, lenders products, professional lines, and programs.

Several research firms have provided their analysis on ACGL with mixed ratings. StockNews.com downgraded Arch Capital Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating while UBS Group lifted its price objective on ACGL from $66.00 to $79.00 providing a “buy” rating. BMO Capital Markets offered a “market perform” rating along with a $65.00 price target while Keefe Bruyette & Woods boosted its target price from $69.00 to $75.00 providing an “outperform” rating.

Finally JPMorgan Chase & Co., underlining how perceptions are mixed even among investment firms themselves concerning the stock’s value proposition going forward for investors gave the stock a neutral” rating after boosting their price target on ACGL from $58.00 to $62.00in March ,and five other equities analysts rated Arch Capita Group as hold.However,the overall consensus regarding the Future outlook is favorable leading to Bloomberg pegging it at ‘Moderate Buy’ with an average price target of $72.20.

With investors increasingly looking into sectors like insurance providers for potential long-term growth strategies along with relatively low levels of volatility & steady dividend returns,mixture of significant positive news coverage underscored by smart financial moves has poised Arch Capital Group idyllically, to continue on the trajectory of profitable growth.

Arch Capital Group Ltd.: A Prime Investment Choice in the Insurance Industry



Arch Capital Group Ltd.: A Sought-After Investment in the Insurance Industry

Arch Capital Group Ltd. (ACGL) is a leading provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance lines globally. With its innovative product lines, Arch Capital has become the go-to investment choice for institutional investors and hedge funds alike.

Notably, many notable hedge funds have recently purchased and sold shares of ACGL. Accurate Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Arch Capital Group during the fourth quarter worth approximately $30,000. James Investment Research Inc. also bought a new stake worth around $32,000 during the same period. Furthermore, CENTRAL TRUST Co increased its holdings in Arch Capital Group by 57.3% during the third quarter.

It is crucial to highlight that several other prominent hedge funds have also increased their holdings in Arch Capital Group in recent times. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc., notably, increased its holdings by 54.4% during the fourth quarter while Lindbrook Capital LLC increased its stakes fivefold over the same time frame.

About 88.78% of ACGL’s stocks are now owned by institutional investors and hedge funds, which shows that there is strong demand for this investment opportunity.

In another significant development, Nicolas Papadopoulo, an insider at ACGL, sold 30,000 shares of the stock on March 2nd at an average price of $70.16 per share for a total value of $2,104,800. After the transaction was completed, Papadopoulo had around 759,970 shares valued at $53 million.

Similarly, CFO Francois Morin sold 15,814 shares on February 21st at an average price of $67.61 per share for a total value of $1 million.

Even with these shares being sold off by insiders over the last quarter – insiders have reportedly sold about 72k shares of company stock valued at $4.9 million, which is a relatively tiny portion of Arch Capital Group’s outstanding shares – ACGL remains an attractive investment option.

Arch Capital Group Ltd.’s Insurance segment offers specialty product lines including construction and national accounts, excess and surplus casualty, lenders products, professional lines, and programs. The firm’s Insurance, Reinsurance, Mortgage, Corporate and Other segments operate through this division.

ACGL opened at $72.59 on April 26th with a market capitalization of $27.04 billion. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 0.56 and a quick ratio of 0.56 while the PE ratio stands at 19.10 along with its beta at 0.72.

On February 14th, Arch Capital Group posted reported earnings worth $2.14 per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate by $0.80 per share (i.e., $1.34). The insurance provider had a return on equity standing at around 15% and net margin stood at about 15% as well. Additionally, in Q4 of FY2022-23,the firm earned revenue worth approximately $2.95 billion versus analysts’ estimates of around $2.68 billion in revenue for that period.

Overall, the future looks bright for Arch Capital Group Ltd., with some analysts expecting that it will post around ~5$6 EPS in the coming year based on current valuations – offering potential upside to investors who are keen to capitalize on opportunities within the insurance industry sector looking ahead into Q1 .

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